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WO2009004467A1 - Appareil pour fabriquer des aliments, en particulier de la confiserie - Google Patents

Appareil pour fabriquer des aliments, en particulier de la confiserie Download PDF

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WO2009004467A1
WO2009004467A1 PCT/IB2008/001739 IB2008001739W WO2009004467A1 WO 2009004467 A1 WO2009004467 A1 WO 2009004467A1 IB 2008001739 W IB2008001739 W IB 2008001739W WO 2009004467 A1 WO2009004467 A1 WO 2009004467A1
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Erminio Diolaiti
Giuseppe Motta
Gaetano Castiglione
Leonardo Rabaglia
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G3/00—Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products
    • A23G3/02—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor
    • A23G3/0236—Shaping of liquid, paste, powder; Manufacture of moulded articles, e.g. modelling, moulding, calendering
    • A23G3/0252—Apparatus in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum, an endless band, or by a drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding, transfer moulding
    • A23G3/0263—Moulding apparatus for hollow products, e.g. opened shell
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G1/00—Cocoa; Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor
    • A23G1/04—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products
    • A23G1/20—Apparatus for moulding, cutting or dispensing chocolate
    • A23G1/201—Apparatus not covered by groups A23G1/21 - A23G1/28
    • A23G1/205—Apparatus in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum or an endless band, or by drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding or transfer moulding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G1/00—Cocoa; Cocoa products, e.g. chocolate; Substitutes therefor
    • A23G1/04—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of cocoa or cocoa products
    • A23G1/20—Apparatus for moulding, cutting or dispensing chocolate
    • A23G1/21—Apparatus for moulding hollow products, open shells or other articles having cavities, e.g. open cavities
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23G—COCOA; COCOA PRODUCTS, e.g. CHOCOLATE; SUBSTITUTES FOR COCOA OR COCOA PRODUCTS; CONFECTIONERY; CHEWING GUM; ICE-CREAM; PREPARATION THEREOF
    • A23G3/00—Sweetmeats; Confectionery; Marzipan; Coated or filled products
    • A23G3/02—Apparatus specially adapted for manufacture or treatment of sweetmeats or confectionery; Accessories therefor
    • A23G3/0236—Shaping of liquid, paste, powder; Manufacture of moulded articles, e.g. modelling, moulding, calendering
    • A23G3/0252—Apparatus in which the material is shaped at least partially in a mould, in the hollows of a surface, a drum, an endless band, or by a drop-by-drop casting or dispensing of the material on a surface, e.g. injection moulding, transfer moulding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF
    • A23L5/00—Preparation or treatment of foods or foodstuffs, in general; Food or foodstuffs obtained thereby; Materials therefor
    • A23L5/30—Physical treatment, e.g. electrical or magnetic means, wave energy or irradiation
    • A23L5/32—Physical treatment, e.g. electrical or magnetic means, wave energy or irradiation using phonon wave energy, e.g. sound or ultrasonic waves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23P—SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
    • A23P10/00—Shaping or working of foodstuffs characterised by the products
    • A23P10/20—Agglomerating; Granulating; Tabletting

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for making food items, in particular in the confectionery sector.
  • the invention is advantageously used for making food items made with confectionery material containing saccharose, sugar or similar excipients, in particular sweetened cocoa, to obtain products such as chocolates with a soft centre, sweets, chocolate eggs, soft-centred sweets and the like, to which the following description makes explicit reference without thereby limiting the scope of the invention.
  • the present invention has for an aim to provide an apparatus for making food items which are free of the disadvantages in the prior art indicated above.
  • the present invention has for an aim to provide an apparatus able to make food items, in particular confectionery, which are easy to preserve, market and consume without problems related to melting, even and above all in high temperature environments and/or during the summer.
  • the invention also has for an aim to provide an apparatus for making sweetened cocoa-based confectionery products, such as chocolates, especially with a soft centre, chocolate eggs and similar products, which are easy to preserve and transport, and tend not to be perishable even in high temperature environments and/or during hot seasons.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view, partly in cross-section and with some parts cut away for greater clarity, of a preferred embodiment of an apparatus for making food items according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus of Figure 1;
  • Figures 3a and 3b are, respectively, a schematic front elevation view and a plan view from bottom to top, of a first embodiment of a first element of an operating unit belonging to the apparatus of Figures 1 and 2;
  • Figure 3c is a front elevation view, partly in cross-section, of a second element operating in conjunction with the element illustrated in Figure 3a and in Figure 3b;
  • Figures 4a and 4b are, respectively, a schematic front elevation view and a plan view, of a second embodiment of a first element of the operating unit belonging to the apparatus of Figures 1 and 2;
  • Figure 4c is a front elevation view, partly in cross-section, of a second element operating in conjunction with the element illustrated in Figure 4a and in Figure 4b;
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of two items, which can be joined together, made using the apparatus according to the present invention;
  • Figures 6a and 6b are, respectively, a plan view and a perspective view of a product made using the apparatus according to the present invention and equipped with the operating unit illustrated in Figures 4a, 4b and 4c;
  • Figures 7a and 7b are, respectively, two front views of the second element of
  • the numeral 100 denotes as a whole an apparatus for making food items 1, of the type comprising a plurality of operating stations arranged one after another along a production line extending in a substantially horizontal direction A.
  • the apparatus 100 is enclosed in a structure 101 (illustrated with a dashed line in Figure 2) so that it can operate in an environment with a controlled atmosphere, for example using inert gas.
  • the plurality of stations belonging to the apparatus 100 consists of a first operating station 6 for feeding in the direction A from a reel 2a and using a feed roller 22, a web 2 of material with a high level of thermal resistance and predetermined thickness, preferably, but without limiting the scope of the invention, made of Teflon® or the like, and having pockets or cavities 3 distributed on the web 2 one after another and having a predetermined shape C, as explained in more detail below; a second station 7 for feeding doses D of powdered food material M into the cavities 3 in the web 2; a third station 8 for compacting the doses D in the cavities 3 to form the items 1; and a fourth station 9 for ejecting (arrow F6) from the cavities 3 the items 1 obtained in this way and then collecting the items 1.
  • a first operating station 6 for feeding in the direction A from a reel 2a and using a feed roller 22, a web 2 of material with a high level of thermal resistance and predetermined thickness, preferably, but without limiting the scope of the invention, made of Tef
  • the items 1 may be collected in a suitable container 13 ( Figure
  • the station 7 comprises a unit 14 for dosing the material M in doses D into the cavities 3.
  • the unit 14 is mounted above the web 2 moving along the direction A.
  • the material M fed to the station 7 is confectionery food material, comprising powdered cocoa mixed with sugar, saccharose and/or another excipient.
  • the above-mentioned excipient may be selected from those indicated in patent WO 98/53700, to which, for a full description, explicit reference is made, without restricting the scope of the invention.
  • the third station 8 for compacting the doses D comprises a unit G which generates ultrasonic energy, mounted above the web 2, in turn consisting of at least one sonotrode 5, supported in such a way that it can move with reciprocating motion (arrow F3) driven by actuator means of the known type and not illustrated, from and towards an opposing element, schematically illustrated with a block 15 in Figures 1 and 2 and positioned on the opposite side of the web 2 to the sonotrode 5.
  • the opposing element 15 may also be connected to additional actuator means, of the known type and not illustrated, so that both the sonotrode 5 and the opposing element 15 can move towards each other.
  • the items 1 obtained with the apparatus 100 can be perfectly preserved and transported, and they tend not to perish even in high temperature environments.
  • the items 1 obtained may be made, sold and consumed in a well- preserved state even during hot seasons, since they do not melt due to high temperatures.
  • the sonotrode 5 of the unit G consists of a body 50, one operating end 51 or operating projection having a shape C, forming a curved surface with a hollow Kl facing towards the sonotrode 5, that is to say, facing upwards, forming a substantially convex profile, its dimensions and shape being substantially the same as the shape C of the cavities 3.
  • the end 51 is designed in such a way that when used it operates in conjunction with and perfectly couples with a respective cavity 3, pressing on the dose D contained in the cavity 3, and making contact inside a respective cavity or hole 52, having a shape C forming a curved surface with a hollow K2 facing towards the sonotrode 5, that is to say, facing upwards and forming a concave surface.
  • the concave hole 52 is made in the upper portion of the opposing element
  • the items 1 obtained with the apparatus 100 equipped with the unit G therefore each constitute a hollow, substantially cup-shaped container, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6a.
  • the shape C of the convex end 51 of the sonotrode 5 substantially has a hemispheric shape (see Figures 3a and 3b) or that of a spherical cap, and the cavity 3 and the respective concave hole 52 of the opposing element 15 have the same substantially concave hemispheric shape ( Figure 3 c) or that of a spherical cap, so as to mate perfectly with the convex end 51, the items 1 obtained with the apparatus 100 substantially have the shape of a hemispheric shell ( Figure 5).
  • Said hemispheric shells 1 may therefore be designed to be subsequently joined together in pairs, using known methods outside the scope of this invention, to form confectionery products having a substantially spherical surface, for example chocolate eggs or the like, and in which gift items made of various types of materials can be housed.
  • Said box-shaped items 1 may therefore be filled with material, also confectionery or food material in general, which is creamy or liquid, then closed, for example with a flat layer of the same material M compacted by a sonotrode 5 which has a smooth, flat operating surface (that is to say, without a convex projection 51) and secured using known methods, to make confectionery products such as chocolates with soft centres or the like, as illustrated in Figure 6b.
  • the operating end 51 of the sonotrode, the concave hole 52 in the opposing element 15 and the cavity 3 have an oblong shape C for compacting the dose D and forming a shell-shaped product 1 which is substantially a paraboloid.
  • the hollow Kl at the end 51 of the sonotrode 5 faces towards the opposing element 15, that is to say, it faces downwards, so as to form a substantially concave curved surface
  • the hollow K2 of the hole 52 again faces towards the sonotrode 5, that is to say, upwards, forming a substantially concave curved surface for coupling with the concave end 51.
  • the confectionery food item 1 for example a chocolate, made with the apparatus 100 by compacting the dose D of material M using a unit G formed in this way has a complete surface.
  • the apparatus 100 may also comprise, downstream of the station 6 in the direction A between the station 6 and the feed station 7, a forming station 10 for forming (for example thermoforming) the cavities 3 having the shape C in the web 2 being unwound in the direction A.
  • the station 10 preferably comprises punch means 16 moving with reciprocating motion away from and towards a forming element 18 positioned on the opposite side of the web 2 (arrow Fl in Figure 1) and having a head 17 shaped in such a way that it creates a cavity 3 having dimensions and a shape C matching the shape C of the end 51 of the sonotrode 5 and the hole 52 in the element 15.
  • the items 1 described may also be obtained without using the web 2 with the cavities 3, to simplify the structure of the apparatus 100 just described, according to an alternative embodiment of the apparatus 100, not illustrated.
  • the stations 6 and 10 and 11 are eliminated in the apparatus 100, and there is a special layout in which the station 7 and the station 8 substantially coincide.
  • the material M for forming the doses D is fed into a hole 52 made in the upper end of a piston element 53 ( Figures 7a and 7b) supported by the element 15 of the unit G in such a way that it can slide, driven by suitable actuator means.
  • said piston element 53 whose hole 52 is full of a dose D of material M, is therefore raised (arrow F4) towards the sonotrode 5, which is in turn moving towards the piston element 53, for ultrasonic compacting of the dose D, avoiding direct contact between the sonotrode 5 and the surface of the opposing element 15 which, due to the heat released, would irreparably compromise the surface structure of the opposing element 15.
  • the sonotrode 5 whether convex or concave, is advantageously coated with a covering of material having a high level of thermal resistance and predetermined thickness, preferably but without limiting the scope of the invention, Teflon® or the like.

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur un appareil (100) pour fabriquer des aliments (1), en particulier de la confiserie, et en premier lieu un matériau alimentaire pulvérulent (M) contenant des excipients, l'appareil (100) étant du type comprenant au moins une station d'alimentation (7) pour le matériau (M), comprenant des moyens de dosage (14) pour doser au moins une dose (D) du matériau (M) dans un trou respectif (52 ; 3) d'une structure de support (15 ; 2) ; et au moins une station (8) pour compacter la dose (D) dans le trou (52 ; 3), comprenant des moyens (G) qui génèrent (G) des vibrations mécaniques ultrasonores ; les moyens de génération (G) comprenant au moins une sonotrode à mouvement en va-et-vient (5), s'éloignant et se rapprochant de la dose (D), une extrémité fonctionnelle (51) de la sonotrode formant une surface cintrée avec un creux prédéterminé (K1) conçu pour fonctionner conjointement et interagir avec un trou (52), consistant à son tour en une surface cintrée ayant un creux respectif (K2), le trou (52) étant fait dans un élément (15) pour s'opposer à la sonotrode (5), pour un compactage par ultrasons de la dose (D) et la fabrication d'un aliment (1).
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WO1998048642A1 (fr) * 1997-04-30 1998-11-05 Mars, Incorporated Appareil et procede de fabrication de produits alimentaires a base de cereales
WO1998053700A1 (fr) * 1997-05-28 1998-12-03 Saitec S.R.L. Procede de preparation de types d'aliments au gout renforce et aliments obtenus
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